Mitsuo Hagita Explained
Honorific Prefix: | Mitsuo Hagita |
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Background: | solo_singer |
Native Name: | 萩田光雄 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Name: | 萩田光男 |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1946[1] |
Birth Place: | Shizuoka, Japan |
Genre: | Kayōkyoku, Idol Kayōkyoku, New Music, Pop |
Occupation: | arranger, composer, music producer |
Website: | http://www.face-music.co.jp/2_artist/hagita.htm |
Years Active: | 1973–present |
, born June 16, 1946, in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese arranger, composer and musical producer.
Biography
After graduating from the Keio University, he set his goal to be arranger and composer. In 1973, he made debut as an arranger with the song "Hitoribocchi no Heya" by Masa Takagi. He won an award for Best Arrangement on the Japan Record Awards for two consecutive years - 1975 and 1976.[2] Since 1976, he is member of the copyright collection society JASRAC and music association Japan Composers & Arrangers Association.[2] [3] On the same year, he released his first solo work Secret Love.[4] In the span of 45 years of his career, he arranged over 4,000 songs.[5] He is considered as one of the most renovated and representative music arranger in the Japanese music industry.[1] [6]
Discography
Albums
Compilation albums
Works
Anime
Movies
- Kaseki no Kouya (1982)
- Miyuki (1983)
- (1987)
Songwriting credits
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s-present
Publications
Books
Title | Author | Release | Publisher | ISBN |
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| collective author | 2016 | DU BOOKS | |
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| collective author | 2018 | Rittor Music | |
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- feature interview with Hagita
| Ichizo Seo | 2020 | Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings | |
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Magazine
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 萩田光雄 . tower.jp . Tower . June 23, 2016 . November 30, 2019 . January 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110073147/https://tower.jp/artist/798675 . live .
- Web site: 「作家で聴く音楽」萩田光雄. jasrac. 2023-12-27. 2023-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231112141737/https://www.jasrac.or.jp/sakka/vol_38/inner1.html. live.
- Web site: JCAA会員【は行】萩田光雄. jcaa1970. 2023-12-27. 2023-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607190412/https://www.jcaa1970.com/member.htm. live.
- Web site: 萩田光雄が1977年に発表した唯一のソロ・アルバムを初CD化. tower. 2023-12-27. 2016-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160520160833/http://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2013/10/17/0704. live.
- Web site: 萩田光雄/Mitsuo Hagita. face-music. 2023-12-27. 2023-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231112141841/http://www.face-music.co.jp/2_artist/hagita.htm#3. live.
- Web site: 【Part1】序章~萩田光雄|日本の編曲家ヒストリー. otonanoweb. 2023-12-27. 2023-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231112141815/https://otonanoweb.jp/s/magazine/diary/detail/7729?ima=0000&link=ROBO004&cd=feature. live.